Who are Mechanistic and Organic companies?
MechanisticOrganicIndividual specialization:
Employees work separately
and specialize in one taskJoint Specialization:
Employees work together and
coordinate tasksSimple integrating mechanisms:
Hierarchy of authority well-definedComplex integrating mechanisms:
task forces and teams are primary
integrating mechanismsCentralization:
Decision-making kept as high as possible.
Most communication is vertical.Decentralization:
Authority to control tasks is delegated.
Most communication lateralStandardization:
Extensive use made of rules & Standard
Operating ProceduresMutual Adjustment:
Face-to-face contact for coordination.
Work process tends to be unpredictableMuch written communicationMuch verbal communicationInformal status in org based on size of
empireInformal status based on perceived
brillianceOrganization is a network of positions,
corresponding to tasks. Typically each
person corresponds to one taskOrganization is network of persons or
teams. People work in different capacities
simultaneously and over time
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